On sale 41%
Sony Alpha a6100 Black 2019
Type mirrorless
Sensor 24.2MP aps-c
AF Points 425 pts
Burst 11 fps
Video 4K @30fps
Weight 354 g
72 Overall Score
Price $561
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong connectivity (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong battery (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong sensor (90th percentile) 90th
Cons
- Below average build (14th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
Based on 100 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Sensor
| Type | CMOS |
| Size | aps-c |
| Megapixels | 24.2 MP |
| ISO Range | 100 |
| Processor | BIONZ X |
Autofocus
| AF Points | 425 |
| AF Type | Contrast Detection, Phase Detection: 425 |
| Eye AF | Yes |
| Animal AF | Yes |
| Subject Detection | Yes |
Shooting
| Burst (Mechanical) | 11 |
| Burst (Electronic) | 8 |
| Max Shutter | 1/4000 |
| Electronic Shutter | Yes |
Video
| Max Resolution | 4K |
| 4K FPS | 30 |
| 1080p FPS | 120 |
| 10-bit | No |
| Log Profile | No |
| RAW Video | Yes |
| Codec | XAVC S, AVCHD |
Display & EVF
| Screen Size | 3" |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Articulating | Yes |
| EVF Resolution | 1.44 M dots |
Build
| Weather Sealed | No |
| Weight | 0.4 kg / 0.8 lbs |
| Battery Life | 380 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| USB | Sony Multi/Micro-USB |
| HDMI | Micro-HDMI |
| Hot Shoe | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Sony Alpha a6100 | Panasonic Lumix S S5 II | Nikon Z5 II | Fujifilm X-S X-S20 | Canon EOS R R7 | OM System OM-1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless | mirrorless |
| Sensor | 24.2MP aps-c | 24.2MP full-frame | 24.5MP full-frame | 26.1MP aps-c | 32.5MP aps-c | 20.4MP micro-four-thirds |
| AF Points | 425 | 779 | 273 | 117 | 651 | 1053 |
| Burst FPS | 11 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
| Video | 4K @30fps | 6K @60fps | 4K @60fps | 6K @60fps | 4K @60fps | 4K @60fps |
| IBIS | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weather Sealed | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weight (g) | 354 | 658 | 620 | 491 | 530 | 511 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AF | EVF | Build | Burst | Video | Sensor | Battery | Display | Connectivity | Social Proof | Stabilization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony Alpha a6100 | 89.6 | 81.3 | 13.5 | 79.5 | 71 | 90.3 | 92.5 | 75.1 | 95.6 | 97.9 | 35.4 |
| Panasonic Lumix S S5 II Compare | 97.7 | 90.6 | 96 | 91.4 | 94.6 | 54.6 | 92.2 | 99.4 | 95.6 | 94.2 | 88.5 |
| Nikon Z5 II Compare | 85.4 | 91.1 | 95.6 | 89.1 | 86.7 | 58.7 | 92.5 | 86.9 | 95.6 | 99.7 | 88.5 |
| Fujifilm X-S X-S20 Compare | 81.7 | 81.1 | 80.2 | 86.7 | 85.5 | 96.3 | 98.8 | 99.4 | 95.6 | 84.5 | 95.4 |
| Canon EOS R R7 Compare | 94 | 90.1 | 94.5 | 86.7 | 85.5 | 98.1 | 97.4 | 86.9 | 95.6 | 94.2 | 95.4 |
| OM System OM-1 Compare | 94.9 | 97.7 | 85 | 94.9 | 85.5 | 47.5 | 95.5 | 86.9 | 89.3 | 88.6 | 88.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
New Refurbished
Usage Scores
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Other Configurations13
Alpha a6100Black$698Alpha a6100$848Alpha a6100$848Alpha 6100 Mirrorless$898Alpha 6100$948Alpha a6100Black$948Alpha 6100 Mirrorless$949Alpha a6100$950Alpha 6100$995
